One of my favorite guitar and banjo heroes of all time is a black woman named Elizabeth Cotten from Carrboro, North Carolina! Between 2005-2008, I lived in her hometown of Carrboro and from that moment on I started learning how to play in the piedmont blues guitar style that she made famous! Now, the town has officially declared that today is “Libba Cotten Day” which makes me feel so proud and it’s a perfect way to celebrate her heavenly birthday! *Here’s a short video of my instrumental arrange
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Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten was born on this day in 1893. Through her songwriting and unique left-handed, upside-down playing style on guitar and banjo, Cotten has influenced generations of musicians. Here she performs her classic “Freight Train” at the Seeger family home in 1957. Cotten wrote the song as a teenager, inspired by the train sounds near her home in Carrboro, North Carolina. It appeared on her 1958 debut album, Folksongs and Instrumentals with Guitar, released on Folkways Records and l
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In this Contemporary Bluegrasss Banjo lesson, Wes Corbett teaches “Freight Train.” It's a guitar instrumental and song written by guitarist Elizabeth Cotten that was popularized in the urban folk revival of the 1960s. It’s a great tune to jam on and also a great example of how to embed a melody in roll patterns. Check it out! https://ow.ly/h2rn50WYZKC #banjo #bluegrass #pegheadnation | Peghead Nation
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